A researcher investigating the effect of a new drug administers a placebo to the control group in order to
a. eliminate the Hawthorne effect.
b. provide better matching of subjects in the experimental and control groups.
c. minimize the experimenter effect.
d. separate the psychological aspects of the treatment from other effects.
D
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